 | Term | Definition |
| |
pro tempore |
for the time |
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habeas corpus |
thou shalt have the body |
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ex post facto |
from what is done afterwards |
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nil homini certum est |
nothing is certain to man |
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virtus praemium est optimum |
virtue is the best reward |
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omnia praeclara rara |
all the best things are rare |
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possunt quia posse videntur |
they can because they think they can |
| |
ale iacta est |
the die is cast |
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mens sana in corpore sano |
a sound mind in a sound body |
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carmina morte carent |
songs do not die |
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status quo |
sate in which |
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mirabile dictu |
wonderful to tell |
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per se |
by itself |
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cum grano salis |
with a grain of salt |
| |
modus vivendi |
manner of living |
| |
post scriptum |
written after |
| |
inter nos |
among us |
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sine qua non |
something indispensable |
| |
anno domini |
in the year of our lord |
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ante meridiem |
before noon |
| |
post meridiem |
after noon |
| |
confer |
compare |
| |
et alibi |
and elsewhere |
| |
versus |
against |
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circa |
about |
| |
ad |
to |
| |
A.D. |
in the year of our lord |
| |
A.M. |
before noon |
| |
P.M. |
after noon |
| |
CF |
compare |
| |
ET AL |
and elsewhere |
| |
VS |
against |
| |
C |
about |
| |
a vinculo matrimoni |
from the bond of marriage |
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caveat emptor |
let the buyer beware |
| |
inter vivos |
between the living |
| |
compos mentis |
sound or sane of mind |
| |
non compos mentis, non compos |
not sound or sane of mind |
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nolo contendere |
i do not wish to contend |
| |
nolle prosequi |
to be unwilling to prosecute |
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non prosequitur |
he does not prosecute |
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obiter dictum |
something said along the way |
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nisi |
if not |
| |
sui iuris |
of one's own right |
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